John Daly withdrew from the British Open yesterday because he will have surgery on his right
elbow this week that will end his PGA Tour season.

Daly said he first noticed something wrong with his right elbow at the Byron Nelson Championship
in May, and tests revealed a torn tendon. He said doctors told him he could try to play as long as
he didn’t hit a rock or a tree root.

“And that’s what happened on the 12th hole Friday at Greenbrier,” Daly said. “I was just trying
to chip out and there was a root under the ball. It wasn’t more than a 50-yard chip shot. But that’s
the pain I’ve been dealing with.”

He was replaced in the British Open by Stephen Gallacher of Scotland. The Open is July 18-21 at
Muirfield.

Daly said he is scheduled for surgery on Thursday morning. He said doctors told him he could
start rehabilitation in early September, and if everything went well, he could return to golf in
the late fall.

This will be the first time Daly, 47, has missed the British Open since 1999.